I just realized I haven't blogged in almost two years. But to be fair a lot has been going on and I finally have time to sit and think.
I went back and read what was going on two years ago and I'm happy to see that God really knows what he's doing, haha. I was heart broken when Brooke left home. It didn't make sense that she would just up and leave her family behind, but God had a plan. In my heart I knew that, but it took a lot of faith to believe that.
Today Brooke and Seth are married! And Seth knows Christ as his Savior!! Did I know that that's how it was going to be, No. Did I know God had a plan, Yes. His ways are above our ways. It didn't make any sense to me, but God knew how it would turn out. Did it have to end this (or begin) this way, absolutely not!! It's because of God's mercy that we are not consumed. I'm very thankful it turned out this way; it didn't have to.
On a sad note, we lost the matriarch of our family, my mother in law, Diana. I miss her. She was so excited to see Brooke get married but was too sick to make it. She was so sick in the end. In and out of the hospital her last month of life, trying hard to keep going. But her body couldn't keep up anymore and she passed on September 23, 2015.
It's been extremely difficult on Michael. Sure he has some good days but he's been left with the huge burden of caring for his mother's estate which is a horrible, legal mess right now.
Once again we are faced with having, no, needing to put our faith in God's plan and purpose. We are faced with the possibility of losing our minds as we have to give up one thing after another to "the enemy" because its too expensive not to. Each time we sell or give something away that was mom's, it feels like were giving her away piece by piece, it's so hard and sad. But once again we get to see how God is going to work in this situation and our faith will increase. It has to because what is happening makes absolutely no sense...at all! And that is the perfect soil to grow faith. May God be glorified.
I went back and read what was going on two years ago and I'm happy to see that God really knows what he's doing, haha. I was heart broken when Brooke left home. It didn't make sense that she would just up and leave her family behind, but God had a plan. In my heart I knew that, but it took a lot of faith to believe that.
Today Brooke and Seth are married! And Seth knows Christ as his Savior!! Did I know that that's how it was going to be, No. Did I know God had a plan, Yes. His ways are above our ways. It didn't make any sense to me, but God knew how it would turn out. Did it have to end this (or begin) this way, absolutely not!! It's because of God's mercy that we are not consumed. I'm very thankful it turned out this way; it didn't have to.
On a sad note, we lost the matriarch of our family, my mother in law, Diana. I miss her. She was so excited to see Brooke get married but was too sick to make it. She was so sick in the end. In and out of the hospital her last month of life, trying hard to keep going. But her body couldn't keep up anymore and she passed on September 23, 2015.
It's been extremely difficult on Michael. Sure he has some good days but he's been left with the huge burden of caring for his mother's estate which is a horrible, legal mess right now.
Once again we are faced with having, no, needing to put our faith in God's plan and purpose. We are faced with the possibility of losing our minds as we have to give up one thing after another to "the enemy" because its too expensive not to. Each time we sell or give something away that was mom's, it feels like were giving her away piece by piece, it's so hard and sad. But once again we get to see how God is going to work in this situation and our faith will increase. It has to because what is happening makes absolutely no sense...at all! And that is the perfect soil to grow faith. May God be glorified.
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